How developing routines can increase productivity by Lissanne Oliver.

Working solo is challenging because there’s no-one to push you along. At the end of the week, you might wonder where the time’s gone. Still, there is one way to increase productivity and it’s by developing routines. Routine sounds boring; it sounds rigid and way too hard. But there’s great value in developing routines.

Those working from home, and or alone, may want to consider establishing some, or more, routines as a way of getting things done.

The more frequently you perform a routine, the less you will have to do. Sorting a month’s worth of paper is going to take more than four times as long as sorting a weekly pile. Common sense? Yes. Rewarding? Yes. Difficult to achieve? No. It’s a simple technique that, if used consistently, will give you excellent results.

Self motivation, and getting things done (in a reasonably timely fashion), are the kind of thoughts that often cross my mind during the “work” day, and there is from time to time the “where the time’s gone” feeling.

Some days are better than others though on the home front…